Re: New config file

[Harry Putnam]

Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:

> emacsuser <mekhala.acharya@bms.com> writes:
>
>> It loads an emacs session ((not with the default serttings of .emacs). But I
>> have to type M-x load file, then give .emacs-ks. Only then does the config
>> settings take effect. I wasn't to be able to call .emacs-ks  without using
>> load file. 
>
> Probably the simplist way would be to create an alias for emacs that
> runs emacs -q -l my.config (Or a function)
>
> The -q tells emacs not to load .emacs... and the -l tells emacs to
> load whatever filename follows.
>
> The alias route would look like this (in .bashrc)  (assuming you are using
> bash as your shell)
>
> alias='myem emacs -q -l ~/my.conf'  (Use any name (without spaces)
> that you want in place of `myem' and `my.conf'.
>
> I usually prefer functions... but either way if fine. A function would
> look like (in .bashrc.):
>
> myem () { emacs -q -l ~/my.conf; } 
>
> Ditto about the names... but the spacing and format need to be exactly
> like that, including the semi-colon... the shell is fussy about functions.

I forgot to mention that with either of those you would need to source
.bashrc after putting one of them in there.

Like this . ~/.bashrc  or source ~/.bashrc

You could also just do 
  emacs -q -l my.conf  

But if you are trying to get it simplified and don't want to type all
that each time then an alias or function is the way to go